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Throughout the Breeding Management System, users can access germplasm details by selecting germplasm GID and/or name.

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Germplasm

Basic Details

• Preferred Name (see below for more information on naming)

• GID: BMS instance-specific germplasm identifier. Number assigned new germplasm in acceding order (1,2,3…..1456, 1457)

• UUID: Globally unique identified. Randomly generated alphanumeric sequence unlikely to replicated across BMS instances, genebanks, etc.

• Group ID: Germplasm assigned or descended from a group progenitor will share group ID

• Creation Date

• Location

• Reference

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Some germplasm details, like location, date, and reference are editable.

• Select the pencil and paper icon to reveal the editing popup. Confirm edits by selecting Update.

Names

The screenshot below illustrates a germplasm, IB1-1-1, that has a derived name, set by a customized naming convention. Institutes and breeding programs create naming conventions to suit their needs as a part of BMS installation (See your IBP data manager for more information). In the following scenario, the prefix, “IB”, refers to the institute, Integrated Breeding. “IB1” indicates that this is the first IB cross. “IB1-1-1” indicates that the line has been inbreed twice (F₃ generation).

Germplasm names can be edited or added without impacting the pedigree, GID, or UUID.

• Select New to add a germplasm name. In the following example, the breeder wants to give IBP1-1-1 a more human-readable commercial line name, Fabuloso. Selecting Preferred Name insures that “Fabuloso” replaces “IBP1-1-1” in most BMS tabular views.

Notice that while Fabuloso has become the preferred name for this germplasm, the original derived name, IB1-1-1 remains associated with the germplasm details.

Attributes

Attributes are non-heritable qualitative descriptors of germplasm. For example after quantitative characterization in a study or studies, a line may be given a “Rust Resistant” attribute.

• Select New to assign an attribute to the germplasm.

• Create Attribute. Choose variable from drop down list and describe.

The germplasm is now characterized as Rust Resistant.

Pedigree

Progenitors

• Group Source: most recent ancestor created by generative breeding method

• Immediate Source: most recent ancestor

• Breeding Method: method of creation

Pedigree Tree

Select “Include derivative and maintenance lines” and Apply to reveal full pedigree tree in list format.

• Create a graphical pedigree by selecting “View Pedigree Graph”. Enter the generation depth (level) of interest and choose whether to include derivative and maintenance lines.

When derivative and maintenance lines are not selected only the group source generation is